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Embu farmers now jump on cruising Bt cotton bandwagon

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Embu farmers explain how Bt cotton performs. [Peter Theuri, Standard]

"If you gave me the old one, I would tell you 'No, no. Go away, I do not want it," Magondu says and then his brow furrows as if he is in very deep thought.

"The old one, you cannot even remotely compare. The bollworms made it their lodging, and that is not everything, even."

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